Lake Orion woman fends off armed carjackers at Great Lakes Crossing

1:38 PM,
Sep. 3, 2013

Isaiah Herron, (pictured) and Edellis Alexander, both of Mt. Morris Township, northwest of Flint, were arraigned Sunday on charges of armed robbery, carjacking, attempted unlawful imprisonment, receiving and concealing a firearm, and felon in possession of a firearm.

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Tammy Stables Battaglia
Detroit Free Press Staff Writer

A screaming 47-year-old Lake Orion woman thwarted two carjackers at Great Lakes Crossing Outlets mall Saturday, with help from a Good Samaritan and police.

Auburn Hills Police have two 20-year-old Flint area men in custody on $1 million bonds after the 12:20 p.m. incident Saturday, according to a release issued by the department today.

Two men confronted the woman as she was walking toward her car, according to investigators. When one of them shoved a gun into her back and demanded she get in the car, she dropped to the ground and started screaming. The two men grabbed her purse and keys. At the ...